Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201141827 - Employee Accidentally Cut Off Her Right Ring Fingertip

Accident Summary Nr: 201141827 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300848892	11/20/2000	3999	0	Boone International

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 p.m. on August 14, 2000, an employee was using a metal shear to cut corners of a 0.625 inch thick board made of wood fiber and laminated plastic. She accidentally got her right ring fingertip under the hold-down bar while she activated the shear with the foot control. As a result of this accident she lost about 0.5 inch of her fingertip.

Keywords: BOARD, SHEARING MACHINE, SHEAR, FINGER, FOOT CONTROL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300848892			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscellaneous machine operators, n.e.c.

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